Love in the Limelight Novel

Chapter 22

“Ding‘ The elevator door opened, and Ello hurried out, quickly found room 2109, and gave it a few hard kicks

“Bang, bang, bang!” After a series of loud noises, the door opened

He immediately clenched his fists

But when he saw what the two people in the room were doing, he was stunned.

“Mr Lampard? What are you doing here?” Astrid looked at the man who had suddenly appeared in front of her, then glanced at the damaged door, looking puzzled. Elio looked into her perplexed eyes and said casually, “Just passing by

Colton said. “Your turn to play”

Astrid turned her head to look at Colton, a lollipop in her mouth, and she smugly placed down her hand: “Royal flush! You lose, pay up!”

She happily thumped the table and extended her hand to Colton, smiling.

“All yours, I’m wiped out again. You’re mally good!‘ Colton pushed all the money in front of him to Astrid and continued clapping.

counting the money her eyes squinted from

that Elio suddenly snapped back

crazy? He knew Colton was as smart as a five–year–old. What could a child do to

when, but this girl’s every move

himself didn’t

had always believed he could keep calm and

the laughing and joking scene in front of him

staring at her, Astrid felt uneasy and casually asked, “Mr Lampard, why don’t you join us for a game? It’s pretty boring with just the two of us Elio looked at the

He actually agreed?

was a bit surprised. She was just asking casually and hadn’t expected

Elio didn’t seem like the type

them played for a while, and Astrid clearly felt that since Ello joined, the atmosphere had

scared of Elio. Ever since Elio arrived, he stopped talking

You two continue playing.” After a round, Astrid got up and made

immediately stood up and grabbed hold of the corner of her clothes, “Will we meet again?” “No.”

icy gaze swept across Colton’s face, and Colton’s pupils contracted slightly. He then let go of

aback by Elio’s unexpected speech. She looked at him in surprise. What was he up

was he assuming authority over